Thankfully, I Didn't Spend $10

Although I may be behind the times when it comes to catching up on the latest Hollywood Blockbusters, but in this situation, I was very happy to be about 6 months behind.

Well, I finally saw Sherlock Holmes. It was a tragedy. When, what some would call a film, came to theatres, my mother was very intrigued (understandably so, generally Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law are quite entertaining) but I was hesitant and therefore we never made it to the cineplex to catch the 'epic'. Fast forward six months and my mother and I are renting a film for the evening. I didn't feel much like using my brain that evening so we did the unthinkable. We rented Sherlock Holmes.

Needless to say, I was disappointed. However, I cannot tell you exactly what it was that disappointed me. The film was so awful, that to be truthful, the entire thing was just a plain old mess. Perhaps the last 15-minutes were enjoyable but I think this was so because I knew the thing must be almost over.

Well a few days passed and I finally felt ready to go back to video store and attempt renting another film. This time, I chose a Korean film called Mother. I remember seeing that it had won many awards in South Korea so I was intrigued.

The IMDB plot summary describes it as:

A mother lives quietly with her twenty-eight-year-old son, Do-joon, providing herbs and acupuncture to neighbors. One day, a girl is brutally murdered, and Do-joon is charged with the killing. Now, it's his mother's call whether to prove him innocent or to leave him imprisoned.

The film was absolutely phenomenal. It was shocking, exciting and I was literally on the edge of my seat. It was a thriller at its best. I would suggest checking out this film. Especially if you would like to see filmmaking at its finest unlike, ahem, the disaster that was Sherlock Holmes.